Centro de Estudios Avanzados sobre Violencia-Prevención (CEAVI-P), Instituto Nacional de Pediatría.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)-Mexico. Mexico City, Mexico.
Gac Med Mex. 2024;160(1):32-38. doi: 10.24875/GMM.M24000855.
Suicidal behavior in adolescents is a growing public health problem. Knowing its risk factors is key for reducing it.
To identify the relationship between two suicidal behaviors (ideation and attempt) and eight mental health problems (MHPs) in Mexican adolescents.
Through an online survey of adolescent students from 20 states, the following information was screened: symptomatology of six MHPs (affective problems/depression, behavioral problems, somatic problems, inattention and hyperactivity problems, oppositional defiant problems and anxiety problems) and suicidal behavior (suicidal ideation and suicide attempts). MHP and suicidal behavior frequencies and percentages were analyzed, and associations were sought using binary logistic regression.
Six-thousand seven hundred sixty-six adolescents completed the survey, out of whom 61.02% were females, with ages ranging between 11 and 19 years (16.38 ± 1.33); 10% reported suicidal behavior, and between 3 and 5%, MHPs. The predictors (χ = 387.13, p < 0.001) of suicidal behavior were affective problems/depression, behavioral problems, somatic problems, oppositional defiant problems and anxiety problems.
Five mental health problems increased the risk of reporting suicidal behaviors.
青少年自杀行为是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题。了解其风险因素是减少自杀行为的关键。
确定墨西哥青少年两种自杀行为（自杀意念和自杀企图）与八种心理健康问题（MHP）之间的关系。
通过对 20 个州的青少年学生进行在线调查，筛选出以下信息：六种 MHP（情感问题/抑郁、行为问题、躯体问题、注意力缺陷多动障碍问题、对立违抗性问题和焦虑问题）和自杀行为（自杀意念和自杀企图）的症状。分析 MHP 和自杀行为的频率和百分比，并使用二项逻辑回归寻找关联。
6766 名青少年完成了调查，其中 61.02%为女性，年龄在 11 至 19 岁之间（16.38 ± 1.33）；10%报告有自杀行为，3%至 5%报告有 MHP。自杀行为的预测因素（χ=387.13，p<0.001）为情感问题/抑郁、行为问题、躯体问题、对立违抗性问题和焦虑问题。
五种心理健康问题增加了报告自杀行为的风险。
